02-25-2011
not proper syntax... the . needs a / after it. Files starting with a . are hidden files. So .B is a legit file name. Filenames can have spaces in them too. So: [SPACE]B is a legit name too, just not an advisable one. You have to specify ./ which says "Current working directory"
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